Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Altamont Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Altamont Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Altamont Park
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Altamont Park:
- 33.509549, -86.765545
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Altamont Park
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Altamont Park is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Altamont Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Altamont Park.
Within Alabama, the name Altamont Park is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Altamont Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Altamont Park [Jefferson County].
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Altamont Park ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cherokee Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bend
- Cherokee Bend is located in Jefferson County
- Cherokee Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County
- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Five Points East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points East
- Five Points East is located in Jefferson County
- Five Points South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points South have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
- Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
- Gate City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Glen Iris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
- Holiday Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Gardens
- Holiday Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Kingsway Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
- Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
- Marks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
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- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <3>
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
- Rocky Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bridge
- Rocky Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Twin Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridge
- Twin Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Village Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Vulcan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Woodlawn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Mountain Brook
How Far From Altamont Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Altamont Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Altamont Park and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Altamont Park to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altamont Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Altamont Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altamont Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altamont Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5095, Longitude: -86.7655 In this case, the coordinates for Altamont Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Altamont Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.654 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.26 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.284 degrees. |